Procurement Specialist Professional Services

OBJECTIVE:

Responsible for supporting the sourcing and sourcing management activities including the development and implementation of Real Estate category strategies. Participate on sourcing teams and work closely with team members to achieve objectives and results for their categories including the implementation of new suppliers. Monitor supplier performs and proactively monitor market conditions to identify new opportunities or potential risk to the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Real Estate consist out of following Sub-Categories:

1. Capex
2. MRO
3. Office
4. RE Services
5. Utilities

Main Support Areas:

1. United States Plant
2. Mexico Plant
3. Brazil Plant

Engage and align with internal customers/stakeholders:

Engage and implement TSM tools and methodologies to optimize procurement activities associated with the development of category strategies and the effective and timely implementation of the strategies

1. Understands external market factors and their implications and build in the plan and approach to address them as part of the category strategy and annual profit plan
2. Demonstrate expertise in the engagement and utilization of procurement tools including RFxs, contracting and scorecards/reports/communications, etc.
3. Participate in negotiations for the categories they support
4. Help drive compliance to Procurement Policies and Procedures
5. Support the preparation of annual sourcing plans linked to category strategies and annual profit plans in order to maximize value contribution, drive improvements and minimize risks.
6. Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future supply availability and recommend optimal procurement channels.
7. Perform in-depth analysis of assigned categories to identify and understand future price trends and budget cost projections.
8. Support negotiations to maximize the delivery of value to the business
9. Understand the capabilities of the supply base and select suppliers based on best-in-class criteria to ensure the reliable delivery of consistently high quality products.
10. Conduct business in an ethical and professional manner to ensure avoidance of all actual and potential conflicts of interest.
11. Utilize the E-Procurement system and stay familiar with current technology
12. Understand vendor competence and competitive marketing conditions as they relate to category
13. Monitor vendor and product performance to ensure they continually meet the highest standards.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain or comparable disciplines. Industry certifications a plus.
• Up to 3 years of progressive international experience and career advancement in procurement or comparable function

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENTENCIES:

PROCUREMENT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Working knowledge and experience of procurement and best-in-class practices, principles, process, tools and methodologies
• Can demonstrate the successful development and implementation of sourcing strategies
• Clear knowledge and understanding of supply market, industry and category dynamics
• Demonstrates strong business judgment and critical thinking to create and evaluate innovative options and uses a fact based decision making process to develop and implement strategies that will drive positive results and deliver value
• Possesses a strong working knowledge and experience in key procurement areas including:
  • Cost Modeling/TCO
  • Legal and Contract law
  • New product development and sourcing

BUSINESS SKILLS

• Strong analytical skills including financial management and metrics
• Understands the key business drivers and requirements to build and sustain sourcing strategies and best in class procurement processes and practices
• Has a proven track record of engaging and working with stakeholders to understand business requirements and gain support for the development, approval and implementation of procurement and sourcing strategies
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills including and understanding and application of financial analysis tools
• Keeps abreast of key market information, trends, and innovations needed to continue to drive excellence
• Direct knowledge of Enterprise Resources Planning software and procurement systems and their functionality
• Fluent in English & Spanish. Portuguese will be a benefit.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Encourages collaboration at all levels across functional boundaries, between procurement and the business
• Collaborative, strong relationship builder, with a proven track record of establishing and maintaining effective internal and external customer/supplier relationships
• Actively engages colleagues to make joint decisions and share best practices.
• Strong interpersonal and effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively deal with conflict and defuse and resolve difficult situations
• Ability to influence and persuade others
• Sensitivity and understanding of Cultural differences and the ability to effectively engage on a global basis

INDIVIDUAL ATTRIBUTES

• Strong values, personal integrity and ethics
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to react, adapt and drive positive change
• Results and service oriented, can operate with a sense of urgency
• High energy, self-starter able to multi-task and work on a cross functional basis
• Strong time management and planning skills
• Values others perspectives and inputs and possesses an appetite and desire for continuous learning
• Demonstrates passion and commitment to achieving and delivering results against established goals and objectives
• Demonstrates a willingness to constructively challenge the status quo
• Use of facts, data and insights to help support an effective and timely decision making process.
• Understands problems and solves them through the application of experiential, conceptual and innovative thinking.